Participation

You can participate by:

Organizing a local eventIf you are interested in hosting a local event, please email us at teresabouza@datafest.net. Also, please check out our Local Hackathon Planning Guide.

Helping define challenges that need to be addressed
Please join our Google group. The membership will grant you editing rights on this website. Then click on the "Sign In" link at the bottom of the page. After that navigate to the Challenges page, click on the edit icon which looks like this: and type away!

Sharing ideas for projects, links to data sources and so on
Here, too, the first step is to join our Google group so that you can write on this website. Then click on the "Sign In" link at the bottom of the page. After that navigate to the relevant page under the Resources tab, click on the edit icon which looks like this: and start writing!

Attending in-person the nearest local event
Please find the page for the nearest event using the map on the Locations page. Schedule, agenda, registration information will be posted there.

Joining virtually a team at a local event
No event in your city? No problem. You can compete in the contest by joining virtually a team at any location. In fact, online collaboration is an excellent way to leverage each other's expertise . For example, we would love to see a Spanish software developer in Cadiz and a Canadian statistician in Saskatoon teaming up with a Guatemalan journalist and presenting their project at the event in Guatemala City. Please see our virtual participation page for details. If you need help or have any questions - just drop us an email at teresabouza@datafest.net.

Sponsoring the Americas Datafest
If you are interested in sponsoring our event, please email us at teresabouza@datafest.net.

How to Submit Your Project the weekend of the event

If you are participating in the hackathon at one of the locations, either in-person or as a virtual team member, you will need to submit your project. To present your work, please follow these simple steps:

Join our Google Group.
The membership will allow you to write on this website which you will need for the next step. You can join the group here.